Staff Photo By: Darcie Thom

Isabel Wilson waits for the finishing touches during her visit to the face paint booth

Staff Photo By: Darcie Thom

The midway area kept the youth entertained throughout the day

Staff Photo By: Darcie Thom

6-year-old Shayla Moore, with her pony “Bubbles” and puppy “Roxy”, during her performance in the Western Pleasure

Staff Photo By: Darcie Thom

Glenavon Annual Summer Fair and Sports Day parade

By: Darcie Thom

Cotton-candy, candy apples, ice cream, hotdogs, hamburgers and bellyaches are all a part of summertime fairs. Glenavon provided all that and more for their annual summertime fair this year.

The Glenavon Fair started the celebrations off with a pancake breakfast for the early-bird fair visitors. The concession stand stayed busy throughout the day providing drinks and food to the ever-growing crowd of fair participants.

A horse show and cattle show were also a sight to see while attending the fair. Riders, young and matured, showcased the talents and beauty of their animal, their personal show, riding skills and their knowledge of the animals.

In one of the buildings, a variety of exhibits were displayed for the public to observe. There were various displays of student’s artwork/schoolwork, homemade crafts, baking, pictures, livestock and garden grown vegetables. Each item on the tables were judged, labeled and placed in winning categories.

The Glenavon Parade proved to be a fun-filled family event, which included plenty of candy, floats and water. Many of the people who were in the floats and vehicles, during the parade, participated in a friendly water fight with some of the parade bystanders. One parade bystander was prepared for the water-fight with a water hose in hand, she was probably the most drenched person there!

The fast-ball tournament brought a lot of people to the park and despite the heat, many people stayed to cheer on their teams.

The heat wasn’t able to spoil the day for the children, especially those who took full advantage of the wading pool at the park. Most of the children seemed to really enjoy the large park area at the fair grounds, which seemed to be the highlight of some, if not most, of the children.

Children of all ages were treated to face painting and “tattoos” during the Glenavon Fair. The midway consisted of a few activities like mini golf, hockey/net aim game and a couple of inflated rides for the children to enjoy.

All in all, the attending crowd seemed to have a really enjoyable day. There were a few comments about the fair seeming smaller with less people, but by mid-afternoon, the population picked up a lot.

From the sounds of it, fun was had by the crowd that attended the Glenavon Street Dance.

The Glenavon Annual Summer Fair and Sports Day was blessed with great weather, sun and plenty of smiles from children and adults alike.